Radiation Imaging System, Method for Radiation Imaging System, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium

1. A radiation imaging system comprising: X-ray sensor apparatuses including a first X-ray sensor apparatus and a second X-ray sensor apparatus; and a control apparatus for controlling the X-ray sensor apparatuses, wherein each of the X-ray sensor apparatuses comprises: a sensor configured to obtain image data; a switch configured to receive an operation input; and a communication circuit configured to transmit identification information of the X-ray sensor apparatus in accordance with an operation input to the switch, and wherein the control apparatus comprises: a communication circuit configured to receive the identification information; and a specifying unit configured to specify an X-ray sensor apparatus for use in an image capturing out of the X-ray sensor apparatuses in accordance with a receipt of the identification information, and wherein the radiation imaging system further comprises: a power control unit configured to, in a case in which the switch of the second X-ray sensor apparatus receives an operation input in a state where an imaging is able to be performed using the first X-ray sensor apparatus, shift a power state of the first X-ray sensor apparatus to a lower power consumption state, wherein the communication circuit performs a control that establishes a wireless communication between the second X-ray sensor apparatus and an access point, in accordance with an input of a switch operation to the second X-ray sensor apparatus.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus includes the power control unit, and wherein the power control unit is configured to issue a command to the X-ray sensor apparatus for shifting the X-ray sensor apparatus to the lower power consumption state.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus includes currently amended power control unit, and wherein the power control unit is configured to shift the X-ray sensor apparatus to a lower power consumption state.

4. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication control unit configured to, in a case in which the first X-ray sensor apparatus has been specified by the specifying unit as a sensor to be used, establish a wireless communication by the second X-ray sensor apparatus in accordance with an operation input to the switch of the second X-ray sensor apparatus.

5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the communication control unit is configured to establish a wireless communication based on an IEEE 802.11 standard.

6. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising: an access point connected to the control apparatus; and a communication control unit configured to, in a case in which the first X-ray sensor apparatus has been specified by the specifying unit as a sensor to be used, establish a wireless communication between the second X-ray sensor apparatus and the access point in accordance with an operation input to the switch of the second X-ray sensor apparatus.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying unit is configured to determine whether or not the received identification information coincides with the identification information of the X-ray sensor apparatus specified by the specifying unit.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the power control unit is configured to shift the power state of the first X-ray sensor apparatus to the lower power consumption state, in a case where it is determined that the received identification information does not coincide with the identification information of the X-ray sensor apparatus specified by the specifying unit.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus further comprises a memory configured to store identification information of a plurality of X-ray sensor apparatuses, and wherein the specifying unit is configured to determine whether or not there is identification information which coincides with the received identification information, in accordance with a receipt of the identification information.

10. The system according to claim 9 , further comprising an obtaining unit configured to obtain additional information of a X-ray sensor apparatus corresponding to the received identification information, in a case where it is determined that there is identification information which coincides with the received identification information.

11. A control apparatus for controlling a radiation imaging system comprising X-ray sensor apparatuses including a first X-ray sensor apparatus and a second X-ray sensor apparatus, each of the X-ray sensor apparatuses comprising a sensor configured to obtain image data, a switch configured to receive an operation input, and a communication circuit configured to transmit identification information of the X-ray sensor apparatus in accordance with a press of the switch, the control apparatus comprising: a communication circuit configured to receive the identification information transmitted in accordance with an operation input to the switch; a specifying unit configured to specify an X-ray sensor apparatus for use in an image capturing out of the X-ray sensor apparatuses in accordance with a receipt of the identification information; and a power control unit configured to, in a case in which the switch of the second X-ray sensor apparatus receives an operation input in a state where an imaging is able to be performed using the first X-ray sensor apparatus, shift a power state of the first X-ray sensor apparatus to a lower power consumption state, wherein the communication circuit performs a control that establishes a wireless communication between the second X-ray sensor apparatus and an access point, in accordance with an input of a switch operation to the second X-ray sensor apparatus.

12. A method for controlling a radiation imaging system comprising X-ray sensor apparatuses including a first X-ray sensor apparatus and a second X-ray sensor apparatus, and a control apparatus for controlling the X-ray sensor apparatuses, each of the X-ray sensor apparatuses comprising a sensor configured to obtain image data, and a switch configured to receive an operation input, the method comprising: transmitting identification information of the X-ray sensor apparatus to the control apparatus in accordance with an operation input to the switch; the control apparatus receiving the identification information; specifying an X-ray sensor apparatus for use in an image capturing out of the X-ray sensor apparatuses in accordance with a receipt of the identification information by the control apparatus; and in a case in which the first X-ray sensor apparatus has been is specified in the specifying step as a sensor to be used, and in which the switch of the second X-ray sensor apparatus receives an operation input in a state where an imaging is able to be performed using the first X-ray sensor apparatus, shifting a power state of the first X-ray sensor apparatus to a lower power consumption state, wherein the communication circuit performs a control that establishes a wireless communication between the second X-ray sensor apparatus and an access point, in accordance with an input of a switch operation to the second X-ray sensor apparatus.

13. A radiation imaging system comprising: a plurality of X-ray sensor apparatuses; and a control apparatus for controlling the X-ray sensor apparatuses, wherein each of the X-ray sensor apparatuses comprises: a sensor configured to obtain image data; a switch configured to receive an operation input; and a communication circuit configured to transmit input information representing that an operation input has been performed to the switch, and wherein the control apparatus comprises: a communication circuit configured to receive the input information; and a specifying unit configured to specify an X-ray sensor apparatus for use in an image capturing in accordance with a receipt of the input information, and wherein the radiation imaging system further comprises a power control unit configured to, in response to a pressing of the switch of a second X-ray sensor apparatus out of the X-ray sensor apparatuses, in a state in which an imaging is able to be performed using the first X-ray sensor apparatus out of the X-ray sensor apparatuses, shift a power state of the first X-ray sensor apparatus to a lower power consumption state.